PrintsGerman20th century

Merciful Samaritan

1919

Artists

Ernst BarlachArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodcut

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on off-white wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

block: 18 x 13 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.) sheet: 28.1 x 22.3 cm (11 1/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

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